On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 226 Lie 3
Xiao Xiao was shocked when she saw that the blood he spit in the spittoon was: "What's wrong with you? Are you injured again? Is it okay? Go and lie down quickly?"

Could it be that my future brother-in-law’s medical skills are poor? The more you treat it, the worse it becomes? Are you going to cure all the people?

She also saw that the Jiang family couldn't handle the Sheng family, so why did they expect Li Yan to protect her from the wind and rain?
If Li Yan goes to the West, she won't be able to find a shield for a while, right?

Seeing her concerned tone and worried eyes, Li Yan instantly thought: She is a little girl after all, she doesn't know how to hide her emotions, and all she cares about is herself.

If she follows him in the future, she will suffer a loss.

She has to ask her aunt to help her more.

However, this discovery made him feel very good and said in a gentle tone: "Don't worry, I'm almost healed."

Recovering from internal injuries was slow. In order to frighten the Sheng family and his son, he had used his internal strength before, which made him feel uncomfortable now.

Jiang Yu didn't want the future Yue family to think that he was a quack doctor, so he stepped forward to check his pulse carefully and quickly explained: "Master Li feels uncomfortable because of the previous action. Let's make some porridge for Master Li first. I’ll make some medicine later and it’ll be fine.”

Mrs. Xiao immediately said: "I'm going to make porridge right now, lean meat porridge, vegetable porridge, shredded chicken porridge, white porridge, which one does Mr. Li like?"

Although my family sold meat in the past, because of the high price of meat, it was rare for the family to have a meal of meat. Fortunately, life was ordinary but peaceful.

Now there are hundreds of kilograms of cured meat, fresh meat, and rice grains piled up in the kitchen at home. She is worried that if she runs away again, the meat at home will be cheaper than others.

Therefore, in the past, Mrs. Xiao, who used to dig at Soso when asked to cut meat, is now more generous and willing to cut meat when cooking.

And with experience in running a restaurant, her cooking skills have improved a lot.

Jiang Yu said politely: "Then I'll ask grandma to help me make some lean meat porridge."

Then he said to Boss Xiao and Chen Yibin: "Uncle, Second Young Master, please come with me to settle the soldiers who came with us."

Jiang Yu knew in his heart that in this strange village, Boss Xiao was more convincing to the local people than he was.

Therefore, Boss Xiao must come forward and show that he respects the future Lord Taishan.

As for Chen Yibin, that's just by the way, I'm sorry if I don't call him.

Boss Xiao was surprised and happy when he heard that they had brought many people.

Surprisingly, although he now considers himself to be a small landowner, if there are many people coming, he is afraid that he will not be able to provide for them.

The landlord's family has no surplus food.

Fortunately, if you have more soldiers, your home will be safer.

In this cold weather, I really don’t want to hide in the mountains until it’s a critical moment of life or death.

The weather was cold and the ground was freezing. I was afraid that I might have escaped a military disaster, but would be killed by the cold wind.

But now his pockets were bulging, and he said generously: "How many people are here? If there are more than a hundred people, bring some meat from home, drink some broth in the evening, and buy a pig to slaughter tomorrow. Please eat meat."

Jiang Yu said: "Nearly six hundred people have come, but don't worry about them. They all brought two days' rations with them."

"Originally, we should have arrived a long time ago. At noon, we encountered bandits who wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters, so we killed them and seized some food and grass. Uncle, you don't have to worry about everyone's food. I just want you to go and say something to the villagers. So that everyone doesn’t panic.”

Even he admired the bandits now. There were less than a hundred bandits, but they had the audacity to come from hundreds of miles away to join in the fun. They also robbed villages along the way and forced a few honest people to drive pigs and sheep to follow them.

There are also more than a dozen bullock carts, all piled with grain. The scout who was arranged by Li Yan to explore the road ahead saw it. When they reported back, they all suspected that there was something wrong with the scout's eyes.

Of course, everyone quickly realized that the scout's eyes were as good as an owl at night, and he could never make a mistake, nor would he make fun of their lives.

To be honest, many soldiers doubted whether this was arranged by Mr. Li himself, or just to gain a good reputation as a good leader in battles.

These bandits are simply like people rushing to deliver food and meat, seeking their own death.

If word spreads, it will definitely be said that Mr. Li was lucky in sending troops and it was like divine help.

Nowadays, temples and Taoist temples are flourishing because most people believe in destiny.

The soldiers who followed Li Yan felt that if the general was lucky, they would be full of confidence, morale would be like a rainbow, and they would be confident that they could escape unscathed and return in triumph.

So when Boss Xiao went to the intersection, he saw many torches lighting up the intersection, and soldiers holding sticks were busy driving away livestock such as pigs and sheep.

The cows on the side were leisurely nibbling vegetables and radishes in the field by the roadside.

Anyway, the soldiers at this moment regretted letting the common people who were forced by the bandits to drive their livestock back at that time.

At first, they all thought it was very simple. Who would have thought that domestic animals would become more and more difficult to deal with?
The people of Xutian Village were panicked when they saw these people who did not look like serious soldiers. They were deeply afraid that the pigs in their pig pens and the chickens in the chicken coop would also change owners.

The most fearful thing is that the large sum of money that has just been acquired and has not been warmed will fly away with the children and grandchildren.

Of course, there were too many people on the other side, so they all just stayed cowardly and never dared to say anything.

Jiang Yu introduced Boss Xiao and Hu Baihu to each other.

Boss Xiao soon understood why they were worried. It turned out that they had killed people in wars, but they couldn't kill pigs.

The main reason is that there are cooks in the guardhouse, and they are not usually needed.

On the way to lead the troops in the war, the big guys are best at begging chickens and roasting rabbits. Facing domestic animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs, they are helpless.

After all, this is good food. If you eat a mouth full of pig hair, you may lose your appetite.

But killing pigs and taking care of them is the Xiao family's specialty.

Moreover, when people in the village kill pigs, they also invite several families to help each other. Over time, everyone has learned something.

Boss Xiao turned around and shouted to the people who were not far away: "Don't worry, everyone, these are good soldiers who came to help kill the rebels, not the rebels who did evil before."

"Let the female relatives of every household boil water, and let the brothers who know how to kill pigs bring their guys out to help kill pigs."

"Whether it's the person who boils and delivers water or the person who kills pigs, give each person two coins. You can go to my house to collect it at noon tomorrow."

At first, when Boss Xiao heard him talking about nearly 600 people, his whole body froze, his steps were heavy, and his heart felt so cold that he felt that he was going to be destitute.

Who would have thought that they not only brought their own food rations, but also brought so many live livestock?

He didn't have to eat his meat for free, so he was willing to be generous.

After all, he is now a man with more than a thousand taels of silver in savings, and he doesn't mind spending more than a dozen taels of silver, so as not to make his fellow villagers feel that he has been using them in vain, and to get a good deal in front of these soldiers.

More importantly, his behavior will make the villagers think that he has a close relationship with the guards. Otherwise, why would they come forward to help?